Syllabus Summer 2021 Physics 21900

City College of CUNY

Department of Physics

Physics for Architects (PHYS21900) [6484] - Summer 2021

Instructor: Ioannis Kostopoulos

Email: yanniskostopoulos@gmail.com

Class Schedule: Mo,We, Th 6:00PM – 7:40PM

Textbook: Physics: Principles with Applications (7th edition) by D. Giancoli

Overview

This course introduces students to the general concepts of Physics II

• SI units, Basic Principles of Measurement and Estimating, Dimensional Analysis
• Kinematics; Relationship between Position, Velocity, Acceleration and Time
• Forces; Newton’s Laws of Motion; Equilibrium
• Work and Energy; Kinetic and Potential Energy; Conservation of Energy
• Momentum and Impulse; Conservation of Momentum
• Rotation of physical objects; Torque; Equilibrium
• Gravitational Forces; Satellite Motion; Kepler’s Laws; Simple Harmonic Motion
• Fluid Mechanics; Buoyancy; Temperate and Heat; Laws of Thermodynamics

Online tutorials and homework assignments will be accessible via Mastering Physics

Grading

NO MAKE UP EXAMS

Textbook & Homework Assignments

To gain access to the homework assignments you can do one of the following:

• Mastering Physics with eBook: $115.95 (good for 24 months)
• Mastering Physics without eBook: $68.95 (good for 24 months)
   

I personally recommend the second option, as it is more economic, and a previous edition of the book would suffice, which you can easily acquire separately for a very low price. You have to create an account on Pearson first, then register for Mastering Physics and when prompted, provide the following Course ID.

The Course ID for the summer semester is kostopoulos81624

Exams

Exam 1 – TBD (end of June)

Exam 2 – TBD (end of July)

Important Disclaimer

• Online lectures will be given via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Since this is a new way of teaching courses such as this one, I will ask for your patience and full cooperation, so that the transition from in person learning to distance learning is as smooth as possible. Technical difficulties will arise. We should all be expecting that and deal with it accordingly when it happens.
• You should attend the online lectures, review the necessary material from the book or your notes and solve assigned homework problems timely.
• It will be difficult to understand the new concepts if you fall behind schedule. This is a labor-intensive course and it is a science course, which will require your full attention.
• Make sure you ask questions during our online lectures if some things are not clear to you. Success in this course depends on understanding and not memorization.

Important Websites

• CUNY Blackboard class website - http://www.cunyportal.cuny.edu/portal/site/cuny

Select “Summer 2021 – Physics for Architects [6484]” course link.
 

• Mastering Physics Website - http://www.masteringphysics.com
  Type in the Course ID provided above, and follow the steps to register for the homework assignments. Detailed instructions on the Blackboard course link.